Event Location: University at Buffalo, School of Dental Medicine, South Campus

Want to gain a better insight into Dental School?

Come join us at our UB School of Dental Medicine Suturing & Splints Workshop and Open House! You’ll get to meet faculty, admissions staff, and current dental students. Gain a better understanding of dental school. Learn more about how oral health is associated with overall health and well-being. This event is open to all current undergraduate students, current graduate students, and those who have graduated from college or university. This event is not intended for high school students. Registration is required.

During the day, prospective students will participate in an interactive lecture about trauma, learn how to suture, and experience splinting teeth on a typodont. This workshop will be led by faculty and residents from our Department of Pediatric and Community Dentistry. The event includes lunch, school tour, and an opportunity to meet an admissions representative who will discuss our DDS admission requirements and application process.

If a participant is already an ASDA member, no event registration fee is required.

For Non-ASDA Members, there is a $15 registration fee required. This fee goes directly to the ASDA Buffalo Chapter so they can continue to offer dental outreach opportunities (i.e. waxing seminar, impressions day).

For more even information, interested students may contact our Pre-Dental Group: ubasdapd@buffalo.edu

Winter Open House – Great opportunity to explore the profession by meeting faculty members, learning what it is like to be an optometry student by interacting with current students, and learning tips on how to build a competitive application.

Also, students have the opportunity to tour campus prior to Open House:

Tour Tuesdays – Excellent opportunity to tour the state of the art facilities, interact with current students, meet with an admissions representative, and enjoy an afternoon in the highly acclaimed Bryant Park.

Registration for the January-June MCAT exam dates will open on October 25, 2018. Registration to select test dates for July-September will open in February 2019.

Students will have the ability to begin their registration process in advance of selecting their test date and location. Beginning next week, students will be able to complete the necessary background and biographical information and agree to the terms. The option to select a date and location will not be available until registration officially opens on October 25.

Starting the registration process early will allow you more time to enter your personal information and read and accept important MCAT policies and forms carefully before searching for a test date and location on October 25. Completing personal information and terms in advance does not give students priority in selecting their test date and location.

Health Professions Week (#HPW2018) is a month away! Practitioners and students representing the 20 participating health professions are eager to connect virtually with students. This year’s event features several opportunities for students to engage with healthcare professionals and win some great prizes, including:

MegaWheels Foldable Electric Scooters;

Samsung QI Certified Wireless Charger Pads;

A $100 Visa gift card; and

A $5,000 scholarship funded by our partners at Sallie Mae and Liaison International.

To be eligible to win, students must register for Health Professions Week. Registration is FREE and available on the #HPW2018 event website.

Be sure to follow @Healthprofweek on social media for more prize details.

SUNY Optometry is happy to announce a number of opportunities for students to connect with and learn more about their programs this fall:

Tour Tuesdays – Excellent opportunity to tour their state of the art facilities, interact with current students, meet with an admissions representative, and enjoy an afternoon in the highly acclaimed Bryant Park.

The 2019 MCAT calendar is now available online. Registration for the first half of the 2019 testing year (January – June) will open late October; they will announce the date in the coming weeks. For regular updates and announcements, follow @AAMC_MCAT on Twitter.

Once your letters of recommendation are submitted and your test scores are sent, it is time to draft your personal statement. Your personal statement matters. It is critical to take the time required to craft a captivating and uniquely personal story. Prehealth Career Counselor, Dana Lovold, M.P.H., and her team at the Pre-Health Student Resource Center at the University of Minnesota share helpful key tips for applicants who want to create a personal statement that is compelling and authentic. Take advantage of the proven technique she’s developed after reviewing hundreds of personal statements over the years.

This article is widely applicable to several health professions applications.

The American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine (AACPM) is pleased to announce the 2018-2019 AACPMAS APPLICATION IS NOW OPEN to new and re-applicants! Customer service is available to answer applicant questions at (617) 612–2900 or by email AACPMASinfo@liaisoncas.com. When contacting via email, students need to include their full name and AACPMAS ID number.

Download the College Information Book for 2018-2019. It’s filled with current career information and is in the digital format for the current cycle.

#IChosePodiatry – Follow AACPM and our member schools between August and October for inspiring stories that capture the heart of podiatric medicine: why our students choose careers in podiatric medicine. We’re posting to Facebook, Twitter and Instagram with the hashtag #IChosePodiatry and #DiscoverPodiatricMedicine. It’s fun to follow along!

Save the Date: AACPM and the nine member colleges are hosting the Podiatric Medicine Virtual Fair on February 6, 2019. Meet admissions representatives, current students, current residents and faculty. They’re ready to share with you why they chose podiatric medicine!

The Traffic Rules are the AACPM policy statements that have been approved by the AACPM Board of Directors and represent the rules under which the podiatric medical schools and colleges have agreed to operate. These rules are being distributed for the information of prospective DPM students, their advisors, and personnel at the podiatric medical schools and colleges to which they have applied.